a recent attempt at logout from f16$ uname -a Linux f16a9.pacbell.net 3.4.9-2.fc16.i686.PAE #1 SMP Thu Aug 23 18:41:34 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux via the logout button on "Applications menu" gave the following error logout error failed to receive a reply from the seesion manager Session manager must be in idle state when requesting a shutdown Multiple attempts same error. I was forced to: # shutdown -r now I was able to reboot and login again. Any advice? Jack -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org